PICS: How War Destroys Life

Mohamad, 8, sits in his tent at the Zaatari refugee camp in Jordan, in this handout photo taken on August 29, 2012. Mohamad and his family arrived in Jordan three days earlier to escape the violence in Syria. British-based charity Save the Children on September 25, 2012 published first-person accounts from interviews with refugee children who said they had witnessed massacres and seen family members killed during the 18-month-old conflict. Picture taken August 29, 2012.

A picture taken through a hole in a damaged building in the neighborhood of Al-Amiriya, northern Aleppo, shows a body of a Syrian rebel laying on a street on September 24, 2012. Arab League envoy Lakhdar Brahimi told the UN Security Council that the Syrian civil war is worsening and the country faces a growing food crisis, envoys at the closed meeting told.

Syrian refugee Khalid, 15, shows marks on his wrists at the Zaatari refugee camp in Jordan, in this handout photo taken on September 16, 2012. British-based charity Save the Children on September 25, 2012 published first-person accounts from interviews with refugee children who said they had witnessed massacres and seen family members killed during the 18-month-old conflict. Khalid said he was hung by his arms from the ceiling of his own school building in Syria and beaten senseless.

A Free Syrian Army fighter cries near the body of his comrade in front of Dar El Shifa hospital in Aleppo, Syria, Tuesday, Sept. 25, 2012. Over the past few months, rebels have increasingly targeted security sites and symbols of regime power in a bid to turn the tide in Syria's 18-month conflict, which activists say has left some 30,000 people dead.

A Syrian boy stands next to three bodies close to a hospital, in the eastern sector of the city of Aleppo, on September 24, 2012. UN-Arab League envoy Lakhdar Brahimi told the 15-nation council that the Syrian government estimates there are 5,000 foreign fighters in the country and is increasingly portraying the conflict as a 'foreign conspiracy,' envoys at the closed meeting told.

A Free Syrian Army fighter kisses the the head of his comrade, killed by a tank blast, in Aleppo, Syria, Wednesday, Sept. 26, 2012. Syria's unrest began in March 2011 when protests calling for political change met a violent government crackdown. Many in the opposition have since taken up arms as the conflict morphed into a civil war that activists say has killed nearly 30,000 people. Over the past few months, the rebels have increasingly targeted security sites and symbols of regime power in a bid to turn the tide in the fighting.

A woman cries while holding the body of her brother, who was killed by Syrian Army, in front of Dar El Shifa hospital in Aleppo, Syria, Tuesday, Sept. 25, 2012. Over the past few months, rebels have increasingly targeted security sites and symbols of regime power in a bid to turn the tide in Syria's 18-month conflict, which activists say has left some 30,000 people dead.

A Syrian woman cries near Dar El Shifa hospital while the body of her son, killed by the Syrian Army, lies on the street in Aleppo, Syria, Tuesday, Sept. 25, 2012. Over the past few months, rebels have increasingly targeted security sites and symbols of regime power in a bid to turn the tide in Syria's 18-month conflict, which activists say has left some 30,000 people dead.

A Free Syrian Army fighter weeps over the body of a comrade killed by a tank blast in Aleppo, Syria, Wednesday, Sept. 26, 2012. Syria's unrest began in March 2011 when protests calling for political change met a violent government crackdown. Many in the opposition have since taken up arms as the conflict morphed into a civil war that activists say has killed nearly 30,000 people. Over the past few months, the rebels have increasingly targeted security sites and symbols of regime power in a bid to turn the tide in the fighting.

A Free Syrian Army soldier weeps over the body of his comrade, killed by a tank blast, in Aleppo, Syria, Wednesday, Sept. 26, 2012. Syria's unrest began in March 2011 when protests calling for political change met a violent government crackdown. Many in the opposition have since taken up arms as the conflict morphed into a civil war that activists say has killed nearly 30,000 people. Over the past few months, the rebels have increasingly targeted security sites and symbols of regime power in a bid to turn the tide in the fighting.

Free Syrian Army fighter carry the body of their comrade away from the front line during clashes against Syrian Army in Aleppo, Syria, Wednesday, Sept. 26, 2012. Syria's unrest began in March 2011 when protests calling for political change met a violent government crackdown. Many in the opposition have since taken up arms as the conflict morphed into a civil war that activists say has killed nearly 30,000 people. Over the past few months, the rebels have increasingly targeted security sites and symbols of regime power in a bid to turn the tide in the fighting.

A Free Syrian Army fighter holds a rocket-propelled grenade launcher while taking cover after a tank blast in Aleppo, Syria, Wednesday, Sept. 26, 2012. Syria's unrest began in March 2011 when protests calling for political change met a violent government crackdown. Many in the opposition have since taken up arms as the conflict morphed into a civil war that activists say has killed nearly 30,000 people. Over the past few months, the rebels have increasingly targeted security sites and symbols of regime power in a bid to turn the tide in the fighting.

Free Syrian Army fighter fires at Syrian Army positions during a clash in Aleppo, Syria, Wednesday, Sept. 26, 2012. Syria's unrest began in March 2011 when protests calling for political change met a violent government crackdown. Many in the opposition have since taken up arms as the conflict morphed into a civil war that activists say has killed nearly 30,000 people. Over the past few months, the rebels have increasingly targeted security sites and symbols of regime power in a bid to turn the tide in the fighting.

A Free Syrian Army soldier, right, shows his comrade how to use an RPG at a Turkish bath or Turkish Hamam which the rebels took as a base and rest position, in the old city of Aleppo city, Syria, Monday Sept. 24, 2012. Syrian warplanes bombed two buildings on Monday in the northern city of Aleppo, killing at least five people including three children from the same family, activists said.

Syrian women stand next to a woman taking a picture of a child playing on a destroyed tank outside a mosque that was destroyed during fighting between Syrian rebels and regime forces in the northern city of Azaz on September 23, 2012. Regime aircraft hammered insurgent bastions nationwide as rebels said they now control most of the country and have moved their command centre from Turkey to 'liberated areas' inside Syria.